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Hi all,

I am a female U.S. citizen in my 30s who has lived in the United States for less than 5 years. I reside in Bolivia with my Bolivian husband, and my three children. The eldest is a U.S. citizen by birth, but my two younger children are Bolivian citizens, born in Bolivia. I am seeking guidance on the process of obtaining green cards for my husband and two kids, to facilitate their potential future residence in the United States.

I had a brief conversation with a lawyer who gave me the following information:

• I need to file an immigrant visa petition via form I-130 for my husband and 2 kids (I can't do a Consular Report of Birth Abroad since I've lived in the U.S. for less than 5 years)
• This can be done online from Bolivia and I would need to be interviewed in the consulate in Bolivia
• Initial documents that need to be translated to English before submission
  • Proof of me being a U.S. citizen
  • Proof of relationship to children: birth certificates

  • Proof of relationship to husband: marriage certificate

• The initial cost is $510 per application (total for husband and 3 kids would be $1530) and another $500 per case before the interview (total $1500)

• Before the interview, I need to provide proof that I have intention of moving to the U.S.

  • This includes a residence and a job

• Time from application to interview can be 1.5-2 years

Questions:

1. Is the above information accurate and is it missing anything?
2. Is it recommended to hire a lawyer to file the I-130s and guide me through the process or should I do it myself? I don't have a lot of money, but if needed, I can try to come up with the money for a lawyer.
3. I don't want to separate from my family, if possible. How many months before the interview should I get a U.S. job and a U.S. residence?
4. Would my name showing up on an apartment lease be enough to prove U.S. residence? My brother lives in the U.S. and he can likely get me into his current lease.
5. Can you send me a link to a guide to file the I-130s? I was told there is one on this site, but I wasn't sure which one to follow.
6. I was told there would be other documents that would be requested from me before my interview. What documents are these? If these are in the guide provided for 5, disregard.

Thank you for all the help in advance.

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i see a lot of people report doing the oath ceremony during the N400 interview. if this happens, is there any need to attend another oath ceremony in a group meeting later? how is it determined if the oath is done together with the N400 interview or later?

i'm just not clear what happens after the interview (assuming success of course) and most importunately,, how long it would take following the interview to get a US passport?

thanks

Hey guys, I'm going to apply for Citizenship this week, I'm just waiting for my AR11 to go through as I had forgotten to notify of my address change since 2 years ago, apparently it's not that big of a deal but it's still worrisome, I could've sworn I did it but my USCIS doesn't show my profile with the current address so I submitted it just in case, also couldn't find any confirmation emails.

Ok, so long story short I got a speeding ticket (speed greater than 65mph) and 2 other correctable infractions (tint and registration sticker which was up to date but peeled/stolen), everything has been corrected with proof and paid in full (traffic school was completed to avoid insurance issues by having the point hidden), total paid was under $500 (around $480) BUT before infractions were corrected the total cost of the ticket was $800+ if that matters; This is the only time I've ever received a ticket in my life, other than that my record is clean, I was pretty bummed out about my perfect record being thrown out the window, but that's on me.

I need to know if I'm putting the answers correctly for this:

Have you ever committed a crime (or helped, tried to commit a crime, or asked someone to commit a crime) for which you were NOT arrested?

-NO

Have you ever been given a ticket for a traffic or moving violation, while riding on public transportation, or for violating public property rules? Do NOT include parking tickets.

-YES (traffic violation)

Have you ever been arrested, cited, detained, or confined by any law enforcement officer, military official (in the U.S. elsewhere), or immigration official?

-YES (ticket = citation as far as I understand)

Have you ever been charged with a crime or offense?

-NO

Have you ever been put on probation or parole or received a suspended sentence?

-NO

Have you ever been stopped or questioned by any law enforcement officer?

-YES (I had to be stopped for them to give me the ticket)

I'm also curious about this one:

"I give permission to share the information in this application and USCIS systems with SSA so they can update my immigration status and send me a new card. "

My SSN card was given along with my green card after my i-30 was approved, it doesn't have the "valid for work only with DHS authorization" stamp, should I click Yes still?

Thanks for your help!

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For evidence of marriage, should I submit evidence covering the last 3 years? I've only been in the US for 2 years 9 months. I do have evidence from when we were living overseas. Should I upload that as well?